About the Role
Waymo is seeking a Business Development and Partnerships professional to help plan the company's future and drive its go-to-market strategy. This role involves working cross-functionally to build forward-looking partnerships that deliver on strategic business objectives, with a significant impact on defining, developing, and executing Waymo's commercial deployment.
Responsibilities
- Lead business development for next-generation in-car experience partnerships, expanding into new vertical categories.
- Source, structure, negotiate, and execute high-impact partnerships to enhance Waymo's in-car passenger experience.
- Serve as the primary operational point of contact for a portfolio of existing in-car experience partners.
- Collaborate with partner teams (Product, Engineering, UX, Marketing) to ensure seamless partner integrations and consistent brand positioning.
Requirements
- 6+ years in Business Development, Product Partnerships, or Strategic Partnerships, ideally within tech, media, entertainment, or gaming.
- Demonstrated experience executing transactional deals and commercial contracts from sourcing through implementation.
- Strong history of navigating internal product, design, and legal workflows.
- Exposure to managing or executing partnerships across international borders or global regions.
- Strong commercial acumen with experience structuring and negotiating complex contracts from scratch.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
Skills
- Connected vehicle ecosystems
- Mobile apps
- Digital entertainment
- Localized consumer tech
- Analytical skills
- UX/UI passion
Location
- US locations
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 6+ years
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
- Master's degree or MBA
Salary/Compensations
- $144,000—$177,000 USD
Benefits
- Discretionary annual bonus program
- Equity incentive plan
- Generous Company benefits program
About the Company
- Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver.
- Started as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver—The World's Most Experienced Driver™—to improve mobility and save lives.
- The Waymo Driver powers Waymo’s fully autonomous ride-hail service and can be applied to various vehicle platforms and product use cases.
- The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.
